Category Archives: The Church

The New Storytellers

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just uploaded a new e-book, on the subject of the popularity of first person narratives written by younger Christians. I examine the shape and source of the phenomenon and offer some thoughts in response to it. One important recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Society, The Church, Theological | 5 Comments

One Reason Why John Stott’s Stand Against Martyn Lloyd-Jones Mattered

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

A couple of days ago, Justin Taylor published an interview with the Rev Dr Andrew Atherstone, upon the fiftieth anniversary of a pivotal event in English evangelical history. At the National Assembly of Evangelicals on October 18, 1966, two of … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, The Church, Theological | 41 Comments

Rebuilding the Fallen Walls of Evangelicalism—Further Reflections on Evangelical Identity

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In my last post, I suggested that the time may have come for American Christians to abandon ‘evangelicalism’ (see Alan Jacobs’ thoughtful response). Within this post, I want to take a step back and offer a framework for thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Politics, Society, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological | 21 Comments

Has the Time Come to Abandon Evangelicalism?

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In light of the ignominious behaviour of leading ‘evangelical’ voices in supporting and standing by Donald Trump, I have a question for my American friends who haven’t compromised on this point. At what point should the self-designation ‘evangelical’ be abandoned? … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological | 23 Comments

Hero’s Theme

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I have just guest posted over on the Theopolis Institute, where I make a case for a figural reading of the story of Rahab. Rahab represents something even greater in the book of Revelation. In Revelation we see a woman … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Joshua, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Revelation, Scripture, The Church, Theological | 4 Comments

Podcast: Understanding the Meritocracy

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I discuss a recent article by Helen Andrews on the subject of meritocracy. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Warnings and Assurance in 1 Corinthians

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Andrew Wilson’s defence of his PhD thesis is this week, so we decided that this episode of Mere Fidelity would be devoted to discussing his work, on the subject of warnings and assurance in the book of 1 Corinthians. Derek, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians, Bible, Christian Experience, Ethics, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological | 4 Comments

Podcast: Pentecost

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

  For the second week in succession, we have a two man show, as Andrew and Matt were once again unavailable. Derek and I continue to explore some of the biblical theological themes that we raised last week in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Bible, NT, NT Theology, OT Theology, Podcasts, Scripture, The Church, Theological | 3 Comments

Podcast: Amoris Laetitia

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

For this week’s podcast, the Mere Fidelity crew is joined by our friend Pascal Emmanuel Gobry. Within this episode we discuss the papal document, Amoris Laetitia and some of the reactions to it (see, for instance, Matthew Schmitz and Dwight … Continue reading →

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A Musical Case For Typological Realism Part 4

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The final part of my four part discussion of music and typological realism has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute: Music is the glorified form of temporal action and speech. It transfigures and elevates our temporal activities. Figural … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Creation, Eschatology, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Liturgical Theology, Music, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Philosophy, Sacramental Theology, Scripture, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology | 1 Comment